CITY OF PUYALLUP PERMITTING PORTAL

Engineering Division

Development Engineering standard franchise utility conditions: Site-specific Conditions: Applicant/Contractor Responsibility: 1. The issued permit and traffic control plan(s) are always required to be available at the job site and readily available to all City inspectors. The applicant shall be subject to a triple permit fee for failing to have a valid permit on site. 2. The applicant/contractor shall notify the City 24-48 business hours prior to starting work by requesting an inspection through the CityView portal. Inspections performed during a City of Puyallup business day (Monday - Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm) are included in the permit fee. Inspections performed outside of the regular hours are charged to the permit holder at the current City of Puyallup Fee Schedule inspection rate with a three-hour minimum. Prior to scheduling weekend and night work, coordinate with a City Inspector by calling 253-435-3650 at least 48 business hours in advance of work. 3. Public notification shall comply with PMC Chapter 11.05.110. The applicant/contractor shall notify property owners of blocked driveways at least 24 hours in advance. Additionally, the applicant/contractor shall notify public transportation agencies whose routes or stops are affected by the traffic control plan 24 hours in advance of job start (Pierce County Transit Construction Coordinator: 253-581-8000). 4. The applicant/contractor shall notify the City prior to site restoration, immediately after all work and restoration are complete, and when the site is ready for final inspection. The applicant/contractor shall request a final inspection through the CityView portal prior to the permit expiration date. General Conditions: 1. Comply with all permit conditions and the Traffic Control Plans (TCP) issued by the City. 2. Follow the allowed work hours as listed on the issued permit or on each page of the TCP. 3. If a travel lane will be closed, the applicant/contractor shall call the Communications Center at 253-287-4456 prior to starting work on day of closure and again once the lane is reopened. 4. Spotter must be available to assist with pedestrians if needed. 5. Request all inspections through the CityView portal on the City website. Prior to scheduling weekend and night work, coordinate with a City Inspector by calling 253-435-3650 at least 48 business hours in advance of work. 6. Please utilize the traffic control standards below in addition to the conditions listed on the TCP: - Traffic control devices shall be 28-inch retro-reflective cones. - Taper length equals width of offset times speed limit squared divided by 60. - Sign spacing shall be 100 feet when speed limit is 30 mph or less. - Sign spacing shall be 350 feet when speed limit is greater than 30 mph. - Distance between cones equals speed limit in unit-feet. - Distance between signs is mandatory unless field conditions determine otherwise. - Travel lane width must be a minimum of 11 feet at all times. - Any and all flaggers and spotters shall remain in radio contact at all times. - All aerial crossings at an intersection shall be a maximum of 3 minutes. - When shifting traffic into a turn lane, use of double cones is required. Traffic device spacing shall be half distance for opposing traffic devices. 7. Open cut is not permitted without prior approval from the City. STEEL PLATE AHEAD and MOTORCYCLISTS USE EXTREME CAUTION advanced warning signs are required for steel plates installed in the public right-of-way. 8. Do not park vehicles on City sidewalk. Any public curb, gutter, or sidewalk broken now or during construction shall be removed and replaced per City Standards. 9. All vehicles, equipment, and personnel are prohibited at all times from occupying any portion of a railroad crossing. Railroad crossing signs and striping shall be visible at all times. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic shall not be queued on any railroad crossing. 10. No disruption of signal timing allowed at signalized intersection unless the traffic control plan depicts a uniformed police officer at the intersection. If a uniformed police officer is depicted, the applicant/contractor shall contact Meghan Genge, Puyallup Police Department Support Specialist, at 253-841-5436 or mgenge@puyallupwa.gov to coordinate traffic support with a Puyallup uniformed police officer at least 24 hours of job start. 11. Puyallup construction restriction zones and routes shall be in effect during special events in downtown Puyallup or at the Washington State Fair. During these events, no work is allowed in the public right-of-way as defined by the Puyallup "Construction Restriction Zone & Routes Map." 12. The applicant shall comply with Puyallup Municipal Code Chapter 11.05 while working in the public right-of-way. 13. Work and traffic control at each permitted location shall be asynchronous with other issued permits held by this permit holder, even if the work is related. Advanced inspection scheduling with the City Inspector is required for multiple permits and locations to ensure adequate inspections. Inspection scheduling shall be at the discretion of the City Inspector. Working without advanced notice to the City is strictly prohibited and may result in penalties or stop work orders.

Traffic Division

08/26/2024

Work within WSDoT’s right-of-way jurisdiction requires the site plan and traffic control plan to receive WSDoT’s approval. If you have not received WSDoT authorization, please email your plans to olympicregionutilities@wsdot.wa.gov prior to resubmitting with the City of Puyallup.

Traffic Division

The WSDoT Olympic Region Traffic Management Center (TMC) is the central resource for tracking highway traffic activity reporting relative to all maintenance, construction, and other highway work activities that are or will be occurring in the Region.  The TMC is staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week.  Traffic impact activities to be called in and reported by the permit holder include, but are not limited to, the following:- Any lane closure on a state highway. - Any shoulder closure on a state highway in the more urban higher traffic volume areas. - Any work activity of any kind on a state highway limited access freeway. - Any work activity that may or does cause traffic delays or other distractions to the traveling public on a state highway. The permit holder shall call the TMC at (253) 538-3300 each time a possible traffic impact activity is about to commence or occurs.  The permit holder shall call the TMC 30 minutes in advance of the activity commencing, during the activity if conditions arose that initially did not require the call-in, and at the conclusion of any activity that was reported.  Information that shall be provided to the TMC each time an activity begins shall include the following:- Name of caller, - State Route (SR) number, - SR milepost if known, or other description adequately describing the location of the activity (e.g. nearest intersection), - Brief description of the activity that is about to start, - The expected duration of the activity that is about to occur, - Permit number allowing the work, Contact names and phone number(s) that allow for direct communication between the TMC and the person(s) onsite that is/are in charge of the activity that is occurring. Please note the TMC number listed above is to be used for official state business only, and is not a public number to be used for inquires or other reporting of activities on the state highway system. Call 911 for emergencies, or other activities such as reporting a disabled vehicle on the shoulder.On or before the Wednesday prior to work commencement or traffic control, the applicant shall notify the WSDoT Area 1 Maintenance office of work on a state route (SR) by contacting Jeff Hastings, Ryan Stafford, & Kyle Aslakson at 253-983-7550 and by email at hastinj@wsdot.wa.gov, staffor@wsdot.wa.gov, and aslaksk@wsdot.wa.gov. The applicant shall comply with all TMC requirements.The Olympic Region Traffic Management Center (TMC) is the central resource for tracking highway traffic activity reporting relative to all maintenance, construction, and other highway work activities that are or will be occurring in the Region.  The TMC is staffed 24 hours a day seven days a week.  Traffic impact activities to be called in and reported by the permit holder include, but are not limited to, the following: - Any lane closure on a state highway. - Any shoulder closure on a state highway in the more urban higher traffic volume areas. - Any work activity of any kind on a state highway limited access freeway. - Any work activity that may or does cause traffic delays or other distractions to the traveling public on a state highway. The permit holder shall call the TMC at (253) 538-3300 each time a possible traffic impact activity is about to commence or occurs.  The permit holder shall call the TMC 30 minutes in advance of the activity commencing, during the activity if conditions arose that initially did not require the call-in, and at the conclusion of any activity that was reported.  Information that shall be provided to the TMC each time an activity begins shall include the following: - Name of caller, - State Route (SR) number, - SR milepost if known, or other description adequately describing the location of the activity (e.g. nearest intersection), - Brief description of the activity that is about to start, - The expected duration of the activity that is about to occur, - Permit number allowing the work, Contact names and phone number(s) that allow for direct communication between the TMC and the person(s) onsite that is/are in charge of the activity that is occurring. Please note the TMC number listed above is to be used for official state business only, and is not a public number to be used for inquires or other reporting of activities on the state highway system. Call 911 for emergencies, or other activities such as reporting a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. On or before the Wednesday prior to work commencement or traffic control, the applicant shall notify the WSDOT Area 1 Maintenance office of work on a state route (SR) by contacting Jeff Hastings, Ryan Stafford, & Kyle Aslakson at 253-983-7550 and by email at hastinj@wsdot.wa.gov, staffor@wsdot.wa.gov, and aslaksk@wsdot.wa.gov. The applicant shall comply with all TMC requirements.